October 29, 2009

Not "Boooooo!" like the noise an unhappy crowd makes, but "BOO! Boogity-oogity!" in the scare-some-hapless-kids-into-wetting-themselves sense. That's what I meant.

Not that I would intentionally do such a thing, of course.
We all know that I'm not the most creative person, so my offering for Halloween this year relies heavily on the random colors associated with the holiday. I made fudge, and I made it to be black and orange. Isn't that clever? I'm actually quite proud of myself.

I know this recipe by the name Easy Bars, and I have a story to share:

In elementary school, we had to occasionally give presentations to our classmates, teacher, and some judges from around the community. One year, I decided I would present the preparation of a tasty and aptly-named treat called Easy Bars.

It's important to note that one hard and fast rule for any food presentations was to never lick your fingers or utensils. I knew this. However, I became so flustered at one point that I stuck pretty much my entire chocolate-covered fist into my mouth. Can we say humiliation? I think so. I painfully groped my way to the end of my spiel and promptly bolted to the bathroom in tears.

After I had pulled myself together a few hours later, I came back and offered the judges some of the finished product, giving the excuse that I had waited to serve the goodies because I didn't want to spoil their lunches (even as a child I was pretty shrewd). I got a blue ribbon.

Thus marked the beginning of the end of my career as a public speaker.

These are good. These are simple. Make them, but don't lick your fingers. And have a thrilling Halloween.

For each layer, do the following:
Melt the peanut butter, margarine, and chips in the microwave and mix until smooth. Do not lick your spatula. Stir in the vanilla. Do not lick your spatula. Fold in the marshmallows and mix well. Do not lick your spatula. Dump into a buttered or lined 9x9 pan. The order of the layers is completely up to you. Place in the fridge until set and slice into squares. Now you may lick your spatula.

But I WANT to lick my fingers. Speaking of that, a while back my girlfriend had a gathering at her home and one of the ladies brought her deviled eggs with her and put them together at the party. While filling each egg white with the yellow yolk mixture she licked her fingers between each egg. We were so grossed out that NO ONE ate her eggs. The next party she brought something else she fixed at home- no one touched them either- if she licked her fingers in front of us, who knows what she did to the food while in her home when no one was looking. Blech!

Ha-ha, love the directions, don't lick the spatula, don't lick the spatula, NOW lick the spatula! I say what they don't see (at home) won't hurt 'em! :) Just kidding..we only lick spatulas and bowls after we're done!~ingrid

We are certainly on the same wave length this Halloween, Grace!Your recipe combines the best of both bars on my post...changing peanuts to peanut butter, and doing layers. I think I might like that a lot.Revoltingly sweet, aren't they? Happy Halloween, Grace!

Finger lickin' good and EASY? I'm in!! I might even have to make these for Halloween. My family knows not to expect any cute little Halloween cupcakes or cookies, since I'm not the Worlds' greatest baker, but candy, I can do! Thanks! (I love the instructions in the recipe)

We must be twins separated at birth because this chick does not do public speaking. And creative Yeah, not so muchLove, Love the bars. I will be making these. I will think the whole time "I'm making award winning bars"!Happy Halloween!

Grace...you're killing me!!! these look so good...and i'm wanting some now YUM! and what a cute childhood story. Soo...when you're in the kitchen, do you still shove chocolatey fists in your mouth? HAHAHA

That's a tough task for elementary school kid! Cute story, it's awesome that you got a blue ribbon. And I love pb, chocolate, butterscotch and marshmallow... I'd have to drizzle chocolate on top too though!